Lee J. Rountree

Full Name: Leonidas Johnson "Lee" Rountree
Date of birth: July 15, 1868
Date of death: May 2, 1923

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	26	Jan 9, 1923 - May 2, 1923	38th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Brazos, Grimes
H	22	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Brazos, Grimes

(1) Rountree died at his desk 5/2/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 26
Jan 9, 1923 - May 2, 1923
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes

House District 22
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes

(1) Rountree died at his desk 5/2/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., "Communication from Mrs. Lee J. Rountree," 5/15/1923, p. 769. House Journal.
88th Legislature, 4th C.S., HR 30, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of the Honorable Lee J. Rountree of Bryan. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 5/5/1923, pp. 262-263. Rountree born in July, 1868. Resolutions - Memorial.
39th Legislature, R.S., 1/14/1925, p. 26. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch (Frances Rountree). Born 1878?, death date 12/5/1956. First woman elected to represent Brazos County. One of the first two widows of legislators elected to the Texas Legislature (with Cora Gray Strong.) Relatives: Lee J. Rountree - husband, Frances Rountree - wife. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Lee J. Rountree (1868-1923), burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County. Includes photo, biographical sketch listing name "Leonidas Johnson Rountree." Find a Grave.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, refers to "Colonel Rountree." 38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 5/5/1923, pp. 262-263. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "A Journalistic Survivor - The History of The Eagle," 3/4/2005. Bryan Eagle.
Obituaries and photo printed in Bryan Weekly Eagle, "Bryan and All Texas is Mourning Loss of One of State's Most Prominent Statesmen, Rep. Lee J. Rountree," 5/3/1923, p. 1. Bryan Eagle.
Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
Lee J. Rountree, birth date 7/15/1868 in Texas; death date 5/2/1923 in Austin, Travis County; editor newspaper. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Photo and obituary, "Lee J. Rountree Drops Dead While on Floor of Legislative Chamber," 5/3/1923, pp. 1-2. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Lee J. Rountree, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lee J. Rountree, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Revenue and Taxation
37th R.S. - 1921 Appropriations Congressional Districts Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation

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